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11427108110MuhammadArab prophet; founder of religion of Islam.0
11427120974KhadijaWhat was Muhammad wife's name?1
11480672252HijrahMuhammad's migration from Mecca to (Yathrib) Medina; the sacred way of the prophet2
11480677031the Madinah Compactlike a constitution; is a framework; an intentional theocracy but also say that politics and religion are going to mirror each other and the government is not going to go out there and ask you to compromise3
11480693093Muhammad and his followers are chased from Mecca, settle in YathribWhat happened in 622?4
11480696814Madinah (city of the prophet)What does Yathrib turn into?5
11480701232there was no separation between the church and the stateWhat was the government like during Muhammad time?6
11480705240HajjA pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims and are expected to do it unless you're hurt7
11480718483Arabia was dominated y Islam (goes from non existent to popular in a short amount of time)What happened at the time of Muhammad death?8
11480726893monotheistic (Allah), Jesus the mortal prophet (reject the divinity of jesus Christ but believe that he was important just not in that way), Islam pray 5 times a day in a specific direction at specific times, the 5 pillars of IslamWhat were the teachings of Muhammad?9
11480741191faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage (aka Hajj)What are the 5 pillars of Islam?10
11480757586Ali (cousin of Muhammad)Who ruled after Muhammad death?11
11480778272wealthy merchant and Muhammad's father in law; one of the earliest converts and chief advisor to MuhammadWho is Abu Bakr?12
11480783224the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of MuhammadWhat is a caliph?13
11480788352the 3 caliphs after Abu Bakrwho was all assassinated?14
11480796916Spread Islam throughout North Africa and into Spain (Old Rome + West Asia)where did the Umayyads spread?15
11480801072until AD 732; they then waged an unsuccessful attack on Constantinople and they were dominant but lasted for less than 100 yearsHow long did the Umayyads seem unstoppable until? What happened that led to this?16
11480811300many non-Arab Muslims felt disrespectedwhat happened under Umayyad rule?17
11480814735they were so BIG and it was nearly impossible to governWhat was wrong with the governing of Umayyads?18
11480828237in 750; replaced by the Abassids(750-1258); Damascus to Baghdad (the move symbolizes that the Abassids want to get away from Arabia and want to get closer to Asia because they think thats where the money and trade is); went from warriors to judges and merchants and politiciansWhen did the Umayyads fall? Who were they replaced by? Where did they move? What did they change to and from?19
11480858910had a greater level of equality for all Muslims; Harun al-Rashid and the Abbasid Golden Age; Baghdad (city of peace) in the new RomeWhat was the Abbasid Culture like?20
11480866828more sophisticated and had drastically more bureaucracy; the Vizier (chief consultant, right hand man) *example Jafar from Aladdin; the caliph became less visible and more mysteriousWhat was the Abbasid government like?21
11480875653piece by piece, the Abbasid Empire disintegrated into smaller, independent dynasty'swhat happened during the crashing of the Abbasids?22
11480883530Baghdad(Iraq), Cairo(Egypt), Damascus(Syria) because of cultural, administrative, and economicwhat became the worlds leading cities in the Islamic civilization?23
11480888527a giant marketplace in Islamic civilization and had an impact on how they build the citiesWhat was bazaar?24
11480915511tricky topic of equality (slavery), the role of women was that men were dominant, 4 wives at max but the men have to pay a dowry to the wife family, and was a difference in perspectivewhat was Islamic society like?25
11480927416translating works from another language; gave perspective and was expensivewhat was the power of commentary?26
11480930533the first compass that was built for a boatwhat is the astrolabe?27
11480935341was into documenting past events and putting his own little on themwho was Ibn Khaldun and the power of history?28
11480942410plato, aristotle, ectwhat was of the preservation and translation of priceless western oaks?29
11480944565a sheikhWhat were tribes governed by?30
11480951128used camel caravan trade routes were very lucrative thanks to instability in other areas; trade routes became the new riverswhat was traveling like for the Arabs?31
11480959626polytheistic; the chief god was Allah; the Kaaba resides in MeccaWhat were the Arabs religion?32
11480969442Muhammad raised an army and sacks Mecca; the Kaaba gets a makeoverWhat happens in 630?33

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